Gold

[ɡɔlt]

/[ɡɔlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gold” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,083. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,083
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gelbes, glänzendes, leicht verformbares Metall; das chemische Element mit der Ordnungszahl 79

Corpus desk

Index DE-gold · Gold · German

Gold · rank #1,083 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,083
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gewalt

Nearest frequency peer: Gewalt (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Gold“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Gold“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Gold vs Gott
50% similar
Gold vs Grad
50% similar
Gold vs Golf
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Gold
PropertyValue
HeadwordGold
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡɔlt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,083
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gold“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Goldliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gewalt“ (#1,082), „Gruppen“ (#1,084), „gespielt“ (#1,081). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gold“ bei #1,083. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Gold (IPA [ɡɔlt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,083 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gold, with forms such as "ggold", "glod", and "godl". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Gott", "Grad", "Golf", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Gold, spelled G-O-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    gelbes, glänzendes, leicht verformbares Metall; das chemische Element mit der Ordnungszahl 79
  2. 2
    (metallisch) glänzende, gelbe Farbe
  3. 3
    Münze aus Gold
  4. 4
    aus Gold bestehender Gegenstand
  5. 5
    etwas, das für jemanden von besonderem Wert ist
  6. 6
    goldfarbene Medaille

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Gold appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ein Barren aus Gold.
  2. „Nach Golde drängt, / Am Golde hängt / Doch alles. Ach wir Armen!“

Synonyms

AurumGoldmünzeGoldmedaille

Antonyms

Silber

This word in other languages

gold(English)oro(Español)or(Français)ouro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggold
  • glod
  • godl
  • goldd
  • golld
  • ogld

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gold - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggold1glod2godl2goldd1golld1ogld2
Edit distance from "Gold"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gold"?
"Gold" is spelled G-O-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡɔlt].
What does "Gold" mean?
As a noun, "Gold" means: gelbes, glänzendes, leicht verformbares Metall; das chemische Element mit der Ordnungszahl 79
What words are commonly confused with "Gold"?
"Gold" is commonly confused with "Gott", "Grad", "Golf". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gold"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gold" is [ɡɔlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gold" come from?
"Gold" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gold", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Karl#1,086gebe#1,078Sieg#1,092Erde#1,073

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

früh6 variantshart6 variantsBank6 variantspost6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list